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ArticleJournal of cardiology cases2018

Refractory ventricular fibrillation caused by caffeine intoxication.

Shuro Riku, Toshihiko Yamamoto, Yoshiaki Kubota, Takeo Ichii, Yasushi Jinno, Susumu Suzuki, Toyoaki Murohara

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Article in Journal of cardiology cases, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shuro RikuDepartment of Cardiology, Handa City Hospital, Handa, Japan.
Toshihiko YamamotoDepartment of Cardiology, Handa City Hospital, Handa, Japan.
Yoshiaki KubotaDepartment of Cardiology, Handa City Hospital, Handa, Japan.
Takeo IchiiDepartment of Cardiology, Handa City Hospital, Handa, Japan.
Yasushi JinnoDepartment of Cardiology, Handa City Hospital, Handa, Japan.
Susumu SuzukiDepartment of Cardiology, Handa City Hospital, Handa, Japan.
Toyoaki MuroharaDepartment of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
Handa City Hospital · JPNagoya University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 30-year-old female with no history of cardiac or systemic disease presented with incessant ventricular fibrillation (VF) after an intake of 12 g of over-the-counter caffeine tablets for a suicidal purpose. Her VF was refractory, and repeated defibrillations were needed to attain a recovery of sinus rhythms. We then performed percutaneous cardiopulmonary support and therapeutic hypothermia to stabilize her circulation and prevent anoxic brain damage, respectively. A blood examination revealed an extremely high concentration of caffeine (172 mg/L). She fully recovered 16 days after her admission. Our findings reveal the potentially lethal arrhythmogenic nature of caffeine. <

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Caffeine intoxicationQTc interval prolongationVentricular fibrillation

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PMID30595775
PMCPMC6306552
OpenAlexW2892298984

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